Reel-fastening for fishing-rods



- citizen of the United States, residing at Portwidth.

is composed of a plain metal tube or hollow UNITED, "STATES ATENT 'REEL-FAISTENING' FOR l-ISHING-RODS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 294,429, dated March 4, 1884. Application filed October 20, 1883. (No model.)

To all whom it mayconcern:

Be it known that I, GILBERT L. BAILEY, a

land, in the county of Cumberland and State of Maine, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Reel -Fastenings for Fishing- Rods, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in the manner of fastening reels to fishing-rods; and the objects of my improvements are, first, to provide a means of fastening the'loose reelband in any desired position, and, in connec tion therewith, second, to provide a'loose reelband, which, when fastened upon, will hold reel-plates of different thicknesses and widths upon a reel-seat having a plain surface without the intervention of the usual fins or ribs. I attain these objects by the mechanism illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a top View, and Fig. 2 a side view, showing the parts in position; Fig. 3, a detail of band at butt of cylinder or tube; Figs. 4 and 5, details of sliding band, and Figs. 6 and 7 details of lever, by means of which the band is fastened.

Similar letters refer to like parts.

My reel-fastening, as a whole, in one form,

cylinder, a, of a size to fit over the butt of a fishing-rod a metal band, d, having a raised receptacle, f, on one side for one end of areelplate, 0, and fitted over and made fast to tube a at its lower end, or the end next the butt of the rod,or to the butt of arod,metal bandb having a raised portion, c, for the reception of the other end of reel-plate e, and made to slide easily over the upper end of tube a. The recep tacle on band I) may extend the entire Width of same, and the narrow end utilized ashereinafter explained, being on both bands made taper-' ing to receive reel-plates of different widths. The space between the raised portions of these bands constitutes the reel-seat. On the side of band I; opposite to the plate-receptacle a groove, i, is struck from the inside its whole In this groove the short arm of lever g has its bearing. This part of said lever is made half-round, just filling the groove, the flat portion in contact with tube a when unfastened, thus forming an eccentric or cam, as

shown at h, Fig. 5. .The long arm. of lever g an additional security; but under ordinary circumstances the pressure on the cam caused by the elasticity of band Z1 will hold the lever in place. A narrowband, m, is fastened at the upper end of tube a, or to the rod in that vi cinity,which prevents the looseband from sliding too farin that direction. Its operation is as follows: Lever 9 being opened or unfastened,

one end of the reel-plate is placed in receptacle f, and that on band b placed firmly over the other'end of said plate, and lever 9 brought into position, as shown in Figs. 1, 2, and 4, whereby, through the action of cam 72, band b is drawn firmly down upon the reel-plate, the round part of said cam acting against the inside of groove '5 and the surface of tube a. I do not 'wish to confine myself to the use of tube a, as my invention is especially applicable to any fishing-rod without the use of a metal reel-seat; but when so applied ametal bearing for the part of the cam next the rod would be advisable.

I do not claim a metal reel-seat, nor a band having a raised receptacle for areelwplate and fastened to the lower end of a fishing-rod, as these are already in use; but,

HavingdescribedmyinventiomwhatIclainl,

. and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-- 1. In a reel-fastening for a fishing-rod, a loose or sliding band having a raised receptacle for one end of a reel-plate on one portion of its surface, and a groove struck from the inside on an opposite portion, incombination with a cam working in said groove, having a lever attached, and adapted to fasten said band over said reeLplate, and a metal reel-seat adapted to surround the butt of a fishing-rod, and having a raised receptacle for the other end of said reel-plate, fixed thereto, substantiallyas and for the purpose herein set forth.

2. In a reel-fastening for a fishingrod, a loose or sliding band having a raised receptaclc for one end of areel-plate on one portion of its surface, and a groove struck from the inside of an opposite portion, in combination IOU lever attached, and adapted to fasten said band over said reel-plate, and with the butt of afishing-rod, having a raised receptacle for the other end of said reel-plate, fixed thereto, substantially as and for the purpose herein set forth.

3. In a reol-fastening for fishingrods, a loose or sliding band having'a raised tapering receptacle for one end of a reetplatc, and a groove struck from the inside, in combination with it com to work in said groove, having a lever attached adapted to tighten said band upon and release it from said reel-plate substantially as and for the purpose herein described.

4. In a, reel-fastening for fishing rods, 21

GILBERT L. BAILEY.

Witnesses:

J. G. LIGHTJUORD, W l Kxlen'r. 

